Under the terrified gazes of the soldiers, Gamaken raised his spiked fork and slammed it into the ground. He did not even need to choose a particular spot. The shock wave and exploding rubble alone knocked a swath of samurai to the ground, leaving them drenched in blood.
Despite calling himself clumsy, Gamaken was anything but slow. He brought the pot-lid-shaped shield on his back around to block the Water Release Ninjutsu unleashed by the Kirigakure ninja, while sweeping his fork sideways to send another mass of samurai flying. There was no telling how many died on impact.
Against a creature of that size, the samurai army, limited to taijutsu, could accomplish next to nothing. Even when a few managed to thrust their katanas into Gamaken's body, the wounds amounted to little more than scratches to him. At most, he sucked in a breath and complained that it hurt.
Manda was far more vicious. He slithered swiftly across the battlefield, swallowing large numbers of samurai in no time. Having gone so long without a proper feast, Manda was thoroughly satisfied. Flicking his tongue, he stared greedily at the samurai army below and thought, Nothing beats a war. I can eat humans to my heart's content without listening to anyone nag me. Hahaha!
Gamaken and Manda had barely exerted themselves before the Land of Water's samurai army teetered on the brink of collapse. Only the Kirigakure ninja could hold the line now, for only their ninjutsu could injure these two gigantic summoning beasts. Even so, they were beginning to panic themselves.
Gigantic summoning beasts like Gamaken and Manda were exceedingly rare throughout the shinobi world. Every single one could turn the tide of a battle, and the Kirigakure ninja were now witnessing that power firsthand.
"Stop them!" Hozuki Lengyue shouted, charging